Shares of Rev Group (REVG) opened at 26.92 on Thursday. Rev Group has a 12 month low of $24.50 and a 12 month high of $29.17. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $26.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $27.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.72 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.60.

Rev Group (NASDAQ:REVG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 7th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $595.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $619.57 million. Rev Group had a return on equity of 11.25% and a net margin of 2.55%. The firm’s revenue was up 12.8% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Rev Group will post $1.19 EPS for the current year.

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The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.74%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 30th.

In other news, COO Thomas B. Phillips sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.73, for a total transaction of $267,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 10,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $267,300. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Rev Group by 5.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,204,841 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,350,000 after acquiring an additional 60,773 shares during the last quarter. Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Rev Group during the first quarter valued at $28,622,000. Park West Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Rev Group during the first quarter valued at $22,061,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in Rev Group by 11.7% during the second quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 721,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,966,000 after acquiring an additional 75,278 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC purchased a new stake in Rev Group during the second quarter valued at $18,470,000.